splenative

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adjective

pertaining to the spleen

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spleneticsplenitive
OriginLatin splēn →
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Meanings

adjectivesplenative (comparative more splenative, superlative most splenative)

comparative more splenative · superlative most splenative

  1. obsoletepertaining to the spleen

    For, though I am not splenative and rash

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]

    Synonyms: splenetic, splenitive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepertaining to the spleen

Similar
spleneticsplenitive

Origin

  1. Latinsplēn“spleen”
  2. Englishsplenative

From Latin splēn (“spleen”) + -ative.

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APA

splenative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenative

MLA

“splenative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splenative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenative.

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